29 Quotes by Bob Thompson

You can decry this as a crime against literature or accept it as the way of the world, but the fact remains: Selling books is about more than just talent and luck. It's about marketing.

We don't have a choice. That's the way it is.

We'll probably find more deaths. I don't think we've seen the end of it.

We thought it probably would be a glance for us, but as it turned out it was even lighter. It stayed offshore, to our benefit.

We're not just seeing hurricane coverage. We're seeing a screen test.

When you have a new law like that put into effect, the public focuses on the issue, maybe drivers and people think a little more about their drinking habits.

What's going to be very interesting in '08 is how they adapt using the lessons that they learned from this one with regard to not only these problems, but also something else, which was actually a bright spot - their coverage of the Olympics through nontraditional media was actually very encouraging. They got a lot of Web-site hits. There were a lot of people consuming these Olympics one way or the other over the Internet and on high-definition television.

Five might be one broadcast network too many.

The whole point of those (segments) is to leave a heap of carnage. That is a game that is really hard to win, even when you're one of the good guys.